Automobile-puller.



F. T. OWSLEY.

AUTOMOBILE FULLER. APPUCATION FIILED one. 20. ms.

Patented Dec. 18,1917.

I I l N V E N TO H flank]? 01/1/0203;

WITNESS-ES ATTORNEY i UNITED sTATEs "PATEN OFFIQE.

' 'FRANK T. 'OWSLEY, or sravmewf oiiiiario vm,a,

To zzl 'whom it may concern: I Beit known that I, FRANK T. OwsLEY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Spa vinaw, in the county ofMayes and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in AutomobilePullers,

of which the following is a specification;

This invention relates tov an automobile puller and the primaryobject isto provide a device for pulling' an automobile from an 7 embeddedposition when the machine sinks in the-sand or soft mud and is unableto? proceed through thewmedium of I its own I I upon the drum 6 and theend ofthecablef may be attached ;.to-an auton1obile when the power. a IV I I Another object of the invention isoto pro-' videa platform havingmeans whereby an effective grip may be obtained in a firm por-v I tionof the surrounding landand providedwith means for attachingthe-automobile to; the platform whereby the latter maybe withdrawn fromits embedded position. Another object of the invention is to pro- 1 videmanually operated means for pulling" vthe automobile, the meansincluding a con struction whereby the operator may vary the'pulleXertedby the pulling cable when -o ed in the bearings is an operatingshaft 15 the automobile is being withdrawn.

A further object of this invention is the,

provision of an automobilepuller which consists of comparatively fewparts'and is.

simple in construction, but durableandwell. adapted to withstand therough usage to which devices of this character are ordina- -rilysubjected. I I

For a'full description of the invention 1 and the advantages and meritsthereof,-ref

erence is to be had to the following-description and the accompanyingdrawings, wherein is illustrated the preferred form of my invention, inwhich; I

Figure 1 is a sideelevation. Fig.2is atop plan. I i i I Fig; 3 is afragmentary elevationof a detail of the invention. I I i 1 Fig.4 is asection on the line H of Fig. 3. i

Fig. 5 is a detail elevation of one of the gripping elements. 7 I

Referring to the drawing, wherein is illustrated the preferred form ofmy invention, .and. in which like numerals of reference indicatecorresponding parts throughout the several views, the platform 1isic'onstructed of any suitable materiali'and is mounted upon a pair ofcross. beams 2.

Each longitudinal edge of the platform includes an elongated beam 3 theforwardends 'AIi oivtois LE-PUjI I EIa I I Specification'of LettersPatent. f 'PiitentQd DEC. Application filed December 20,191seriaiisaozsi q of which areiproj'ected the forward edge of the platform1., .'llie:ter1ninals.of

the. beamsB areconnected'by agcros'sjbeam 4. Rotatablymounted in bearngs 5 18.41?

cable winding drum 6' and; one end of the drum is projectedbeyond oneofv the bear ings-5 and receives a gear which is;pro vided withtwosetsofjgearteeth 7 and, 8. The teeth- 7 are arranged around k the, edge ofthe gearin the usual manner while the.

teeth 8 areiarranged adjacentthe center'of the gear therebyproviding-two; bevelgear's of different diameter." Aflcable 9 is wounddevice? is in use.

Mounted on one of the beams 3, atthe edge at Ewhiolrthe; gear ismounted, is apairof standards l0 and-11, the standard 11.

being considerably higher and longer than 5 the-"standard 10. Theloweren'dsof these Y so i Angu-larly I disposed 1 bearings 13 and 'lt-arecari'iedby; the said: standards 10 and 11 while rotatablymoun'thavingfaEcranklG mountedat one end. The

l oppositefend of the shaft carries aybevel pinion 17provided with afsetscrew 18 for permitting thepinion to be longitudinally moved on theshaft and-fixed thereto, at any desired point. The bevel pinion 17 isconstructed; so that its teeth will mesh with the teeth of eitherthegear 7101: the gearBiand engaging the'teeth of t he small gear '8. I

' theshaft l 5, is extended sothat the. pinion may be'move'd to the endof'the shaft-for I Abrace element 1 8has one end mounted I at one edgeof thezplatform through the.

medium of an eye19. the opposite end-0f element; 18 is divided into twosections-'21 and 22 and these sections are hir'1gedl v;con- I necte dtogether as shown in detail in Fig.3. The proximate en'd oftheSPCl'IOI1'22 is pro-;

; videdwvith ears through which a pivot pin r isp'rojected which alsoextends through 1113 'openingin" the proximate end of the SGCY-"Lf,

tion 21. :Now, \'vhen the-deviceis not in use 'j;

the parts may be folded into a minimum e .ll standards 10] and llflare-swung' d wn-1;, I

space and, it. will :be seen 'it-hat' when the wardly on the hinges 12,the sections 21;and- 22 will pivot on the joint above described I andthe operating shaftand thegipai'ts 215501 eiated therewith will bedisposedwin close proximity to the surface of the platform. In thismanner the device may be easily disposed in a minimum space. Forpreventing buckling of the brace element when the a latch is swung tothe position shown by full lines in Figs. 3 and 4: thereby permittingthe tWOSQClZlOIlS to be easily folded.

Each cross beam carrles one or more cleats '24 one of which is shown indetail in Fig.

51' These cleats may be of any desired width or length and when thedevice is in use the cleats are drawn into the ground and the platformwill be prevented from moving when the automobile is being pulled fromits embedded position. If desired the rear edge of the platform may beconnected to a cable 25 which will be fastened to asuitable anchor.

From the foregoing it will be observed that a very simpleanddurableautomobile puller has been provided, the details of which embodythe preferred form. I desire it'to be understood however, that slightchanges in'the minor details of construction mav'be made withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention'or the scope of the claimshereunto appended.

I claim:

1. An automobile puller comprising a platform, adrum supported by theplatform and having a cable wound thereon, a bevel gear mounted upon thedrum, the said bevel gear including an outer and an inner toothedportion forming two-gears of different sizes,-

a rotatableshaft' disposed at an obtuse anglewith respect to thesaidplatform, a pinion mounted upon the shaft 'and engageable with eitherthe large or the small bevel gear,

means'for supporting the-said angularly' disposed shaft, the saidmeans-including standards hingedly'niounted on the plat form, and meansfor holding the standards in operative position;

2;An automobile puller comprising" a platform having a drum mountedthereon, gearing'mechanismyfor rotating the said drum' and including ashaft rotatably mounted, apair of standards hingedly connected to'theplat-form and supporting the brace element-when the' device is in user.

3. Anv automobile puller comprising a platform, a drum supported by theplatform and-provided with a double bevel gear on one end, a rotatableshaft, a pinion carried by the shaft and adapted to engage eithertoothed portion of the said double gear, collapsible meanssupporting thesaid rotatable shaft, and a brace element associated with saidcollapsible means and including a pair of sections 'pivotally connectedtogether, and a latch for bracing the pivot of the said brace element.

4:. An automobile puller comprising a platform, adrum supported by theplatform, gearing mechanism mounted upon the drum and including a largeand a small bevel gear, a pinion adapted to engage'either the said largeor small bevel gear, means platform, a drum supported by the platform,gearing mechanism mounted upon the drum and including a large and asmall bevel gear, a pinionadapted to engage either the'said large orsmall bevel gear, a rotatable shaft carrying the said pinion anddisposed to permit the pinion to engage either of the said gears, a pairof standards hingedly mounted upon the platform, bearings carried by thestandards and rotatably receiving the said shaft, and means for bracingone of the said standards.

6. An automobile puller comprising a 7 platform, a drum supported by theplat-' form, I gearing mechanism mounted upon the;

drum and includin a lar e anda small gear, a pinion adapted to engageeither the said large orsmall bevel gear, a rotatable the said gears, apair of standards hingedly mounted upon the platform, bearings carriedby the standards androtatably receiving the said shaft, a brace elementf0r the said standard-comprising a pair of sectlons having theirproximate ends hingedly con-- nected, and means engaging the hingeconnection for preventing buckling of the said sections when thebraceelement is in operative position.

In testimony whereof Iatlix my" signature in presence of two witnesses.

FRANK. T. OWSLEYJ Witnesses HINES Kenn, N. H. MCCASLIN.

copie iotihiagratent; mexrgbecobtaimd:ferdive' cents :each; byaddressing. the commissienerof Patent-3 Washington, D. G.

